baston

English

/ˈbæstən/

noun

Definitions

(heraldry)
(obsolete) A staff or cudgel.
(obsolete) An officer bearing a painted staff, who formerly was in attendance upon the king's court to take into custody persons committed by the court.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English baston derived from Old French baston (truncheon, stick).

Origin

Old French

baston

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truncheon, stick

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Cognates and derived terms

*basto, bastonis Latin
*bastō Latin
bastum Latin
bâton French
bastón Spanish, Castilian
baston Middle English
baston Old French
bastonet Old French
baston Middle French
bastun xno
baston Walloon